Social Security increase in the works
Analysts estimate the adjustment for 2024 will be around 3.2%.
Janesville attorney gets reprimand for role in Social Security business
A Janesville attorney was publicly reprimanded Tuesday for his representation and role in a business that represented Social Security disability claimants.
Avoid misclassifying independent contractors
On Sept. 15, the U.S. Department of Labor announced it awarded more than $10 million in grants to 19 states to help improve efforts to detect employers who improperly classify employees as independent contractors.
Portage County man gets 54 months for Social Security fraud
A Portage County man convicted of helping to cash the Social Security checks of his presumably dead mother-in-law has been sentenced to 54 months in prison, and now his wife might have similar charges reinstated.
Trial to begin in Social Security fraud case
A trial is scheduled to begin for a Portage County man accused of cashing the Social Security checks of his mother-in-law, who hasn't been heard from in about 30 years and is presumed dead.
Judges: Social Security pushes approval of claims
Driven to reduce a huge backlog of disability claims, Social Security is pushing judges to award benefits to people who may not deserve them, several current and former judges told Congress Thursday.
Federal judges fired up over social security cases
Tensions between the Social Security Administration and the judicial community boiled over recently, as evidenced in a terse decision issued by Eastern District of Wisconsin Judge J.P. Stadtmueller.
Not-guilty plea in Wis. Social Security fraud case
The lawyer for a Portage County man accused of helping to conceal his mother's death for decades and collecting her Social Security payments has entered not-guilty pleas on his client's behalf.
Couple to stand trial in Social Security fraud case
A central Wisconsin couple have been ordered to stand trial on allegations that they cashed Social Security checks of a relative who has been missing for 30 years and is presumed dead.
Supreme Court ruling could reshape children’s benefits cases
As the use of assisted reproductive technologies continues to increase, a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling has family and estate planning attorneys warning their clients of unforeseen consequences from decades-old federal and state laws governing children’s benefits.
US Supreme Court considering benefit rights of posthumously conceived twins
Before the current U.S. Supreme Court term is out, the justices are expected to make a decision on whether to grant Social Security survivor benefits to twin babies born via artificial insemination more than a year after their father died.
US Supreme Court to decide effect of posthumous conception on benefits
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether children who are conceived after the death of a biological parent are eligible for Social Security survivor benefits when state law denies them the right to an inheritance.
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